Another FKA Friday ● 27 March 2026#08

Angelic news from the NZ group that says it how it is □

« 27 March 2026 #08 » 1,590 Readers • 52% Mailchimp • 48% LinkedIn  Hate NZ dairy for all you like, but it has spawned another NZ unicorn. MORE. It is shocking how many LinkedIn posters talk of Thiel's Founders Fund investing US$2B! That PMV is an eye watering 55x of 2025 sales, a mix of collar hardware and subs. Well done Craig Piggott and the team at Halter! □ Dan Bull is a graduate of Sprout and has just raised $1.1M for Scanabull. Did Mike our Deal Flow Manager miss that bullseye? □ Sprout has just opened for a new cohort MORE HERE. No such bull at MOA. A new Founder Catalyst cohort, so get wings from the experts at Flightless Bird HQ. MORE HERE. Closing today! PAM is a graduate from the same stable, the Electrify variety to be precise. Glen is the champion. He fiddled with remote controls in his earlier life; these days, he reckons there is gold in light switching. Bill and his team think so too and this week provide their pitch video! □ Five new deals pitched in the last two months, all going into DD. DNAiTEch, TheiaNova, Compostify, InnerView Insight, and ilumento. This means lots of hands to the pump. If any of the above sound interesting and you give a hand, email Mike, our Deal Flow Manager, to shoot for the bullseye □ Laurent made a living from the luxury goods sector, such a contrast to oil-rig-manic Trevor in Wellington □ Laurent has helped with ADI, DD, and drinks. David, Hugh and Mark reckon he's a good fit. So, unless anyone out there knows of a reason why he shouldn't join FKA, now is the time to tell the Board in confidence! Boom, the future is here! Mars Bioimaging received FDA 510(k) clearance for its extremity CT scanner, the first CT imaging system developed in New Zealand to be FDA cleared. This is validating the co-investment decision with Pacific Channel ✅ How many cars does this woman need? She wants them all! Hustling... Why is this woman dancing you may ask? □ Double Hi-Tech Awards finalist □ Tarash (Kara Technologies), Matty (Hectre), John (BioOra), and Eve (GridAKL) are also finalists in various categories, even competing in some. Their dance performances and announcements will likely follow during the course of today. Shocking realty. Not unlike the VC-scooter-craze. Is AI totally different?□ READ So AI agents can rewrite their own personality profiles. They change their identity without anybody knowing, including the AI agent □ Consider that! A grandmother spent 6 months in jail for fraud because an AI said she did it. A detective wrote in court documents that she appeared to match based on "facial features, body type and hairstyle." READ MORE It happened in Fargo but it has nothing to do with Fargo. Katheren has booked the Sunset Bar for FKA Drinks on Saturday, 4th of April. First RSVPs are rolling in. Join us and see details at fka.nz/drinks □